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Abstract Art

ABSTRACT STYLE

Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.

Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.

Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.

Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.

Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.

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Style: Abstract
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Thomas Downing "Moon", 1985
Located in Washington, DC
Painting by Thomas Downing (1928 - 1985). "Moon", 1985 Acrylic on paper bag 35" x 15" (framed) Dedication on reverse to his wife Helen. Downing’s works are in many collections in...
Category

1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Loren Eiferman, 1v, 151 Pieces of Wood, 2016, Wood Sculpture
Located in Darien, CT
Over many decades Loren Eiferman has created and mastered a unique technique of working with wood—her primary material. First, she begins with a drawing of an idea. Then she takes a daily walk in the woods surrounding her studio and collects tree limbs and long sticks that have fallen to the ground. She never chops down a living tree or uses green wood. Eiferman allows the wood time to cure in the studio to make sure it won’t check or crack. Next, she debarks the branch and looks for shapes found within each piece of wood. Using a Japanese hand saw, she cuts and connect these small shapes together using dowels and wood glue. Then, all the open joints get filled with a home made putty, which is then sanded so she can see the newly formed shapes. This process is until the new sculpture appears like the original line drawing but in space. She wants the work to appear as if it grew in nature, when in fact each sculpture is composed of over 100 small pieces of wood that are seamlessly jointed together. Her work can be called the ultimate recycling: taking the detritus of nature and giving it a new life. We have all at one point or another picked up a stick from the ground—touched the wood, peeled the bark off with our fingernails. Her work taps into that same primal desire of touching nature and being close to it. Trees connect us back to nature, back to this Earth. Her work has a meditative quality to it—a quiet, calming energy. Her influences are many; from looking at nature and plant life on this Earth to researching the heavenly bodies in the images beamed back from the Hubble Telescope. From studying ancient Buddhist mandalas and designs to delving deeper into quantum physics. And from researching mysterious manuscripts to studying the patterns inside our brains. For Invocation, we are exhibiting her newest body of work, inspired by the illustrations found in the Voynich Manuscript. This 250-page book, is believed to have been written in the early 15th century, of a mysterious origin and purpose. Written in an unknown language and currently housed at Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book Library, the manuscript has eluded all attempts in the intervening centuries to decode or decipher its purpose and meaning. This enigmatic book is divided into 6 different sections (herbal, astronomical, biological, cosmological, pharmaceutical and recipes). Having discovered the images contained in this codex over the Internet, Eiferman felt an immediate, profound and inexplicable connection to this manuscript and its creator. The artist is currently transposing the “herbal” section of manuscript into sculptures. This section has drawings in it of plants and flowers that do not really exist in nature—past or present. These aren’t just pretty images of flowers—they also contain the wacky root systems and seemingly out of proportion leaves, stamens and pistils. Loren Eiferman was born in Brooklyn, NY. She received her BFA from SUNY Purchase. Her work has been exhibited extensively throughout the Tri-State region including gallery and museum exhibitions in the Hudson Valley and Connecticut. Her work is included in numerous corporate and private art collections. In 2014 she was awarded a NYC MTA Arts & Design art commission to produce steel railings...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Wood, Putty

Sunset fields by Katharina Husslein - large contemporary abstract oil painting
Located in DE
This beautiful landscape painting is full of vibrant yellows and orange depicts workers in the field. The oil color creates a heavy impasto texture and looks as rich as the fields th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

3D Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas by Serg Graff "Funny Critters", COA
Located in Framingham, MA
This stunning 3D abstract painting on canvas titled "Funny Critters" by artist Serg Graff is a must-have for any art lover. The colorful multi-colored painting features a fantasy-the...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

"Diary (2301), " Mixed Media Mosaic, 2023
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technica...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Marble

Abstract Composition XXI - N. European school, 1970-oil paint, 49x56 cm, framed
Located in Nice, FR
Oil on canvas, signed lower right. Framed. North Europe school.
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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

"Spring, " Mixed Media Mosaic, 2021
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technical art of mosaic making. Clas...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Marble

"Landscape Divided, " Mixed Media Mosaic, 2023
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technical art of mosaic making. Clas...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Marble

Khloris 007 and Khloris 003 Diptych. Abstract Painting. From The Series Khloris
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Khloris 007 and Khloris 003 Diptych, 2022 by Francisco Larios From The Series Khloris Acrylic, pastel chalk, airbrush, and automotive lacquer on canvas Overall size: 82.6 in H x 133....
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Lacquer, Pastel, Automotive Paint, Acrylic

"Green in the Corners, " Mixed Media Mosaic, 2021
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technical art of mosaic making. Clas...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Marble

"Pansy (New Flower), " Mixed Media Mosaic, 2021
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technica...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Marble

"Hidden Movements, " Mixed Media Mosaic, 2023
Located in Chicago, IL
Monochromatic, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the tech...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Marble

Approach (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Approach (Abstract painting) Oil and graphite on canvas — Unframed. McCagg's work is informed and influenced by formal elements such as line and space, which provide an underlying ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Graphite

Castle Siege Incoming
Located in Detroit, MI
Acrylic, latex, spray paint, marker, ink, oil pastel, gel stick
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Reconstructed Landscape, " Mixed Media Mosaic, 2022
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technical art of mosaic making. Clas...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Marble

In The White Giants Thigh: Mixed Media Contemporary Painting by Peter Rossiter
Located in Brecon, Powys
In The White Giants Thigh - where the rivers met and the curlews cried, can you walk through darkness into the white giants thigh? Inspired by the hauntingly beautiful Dylan Thomas poem this is a hauntingly beautiful abstract from Peter Rossiter. Mixed media on board. Excellent condition. Peter Rossiter was born in Cambridge, UK in 1950 and studied at York University & The Courtauld Institute, London. Peter's background is rooted in the global art world; his Grandfather was the German born British painter, Martin Bloch...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Neutral and Gold Abstract, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A large abstract about the interaction of warm and neutral colors and touches of gold. Decorative, soft and serene, suitable for any interior. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece c...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Rising by Joseph Conrad-Ferm, Mixed Media on Canvas, REP by Tuleste Factory
Located in New York, NY
Rising by Joseph Conrad-Ferm, 2023 Mixed medium painting on canvas W 68" x H 90" Mixed medium painting on canvas by NY-based artist Joseph Conrad-Ferm. Shipping is not included. Se...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Perfect Energy
Located in Yuba City, CA
I draw my inspiration from a nature. One focus of my artwork was a texture . Enjoy the pretty colors ,because they are wonders for your mood . Layering serves as the foundation for ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Pause, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
More and more I love to experiment with abstraction. It's amazing how realism with some abstraction somehow looks more true than when rendered using just real...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Runaway Slide
Located in Detroit, MI
Acrylic, latex, spray paint, marker, ink, oil pastel, gel stick
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

La Morada
Located in Tulsa, OK
Holly Addi is a Salt Lake City based artist whose works follow the legacy of abstract expressionism artists before her such as Helen Frankenthaler and Clyfford Still, similarly embra...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Miya
Located in Tulsa, OK
Holly Addi makes paintings to explore the art of abstraction and the philosophy of beauty in imperfection.
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

White fabric 2019 - abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This hand painted piece by Lucchetta is part of the op art series where he is able to catch movement with his unique technique. Lucchetta is challenging himself. His precise stable h...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Wood, Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard

Cerulean Flora
Located in Readsboro, VT
Infused with a tranquil palette, this textile sculpture was crafted to evoke serenity and growth, drawing inspiration from the resilience of nature. Its cerulean hues and wood founda...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Fabric, Textile, Cotton, Wood, Latex

Natures Soft Touch
Located in Jönköping, SE
Keeping with my passion of nature, this collection focusses on the movement and structure of nature. Primarily that from trees. I am fascinated by trees and their amazing beauty. Co...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Brown and Orange Surface - Acrylic on Canvas by Genny Puccini - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Brown and orange surface is a contemporary artwork realized by Genny Puccini in 1973. Mixed colored acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed and dated on the back.
Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

"Lotus Lions" Abstract Painting 71" x 35" in by Ibrahim Khatab
Located in Culver City, CA
"Lotus Lions" Abstract Painting 71" x 35" in by Ibrahim Khatab Ibrahim Khatab was born in Cairo 1984, works as a co-teacher in Cairo University, he mixes ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood

Drip, Drip, Drip.
Located in Toronto, CA
Acrylic painting on canvas by artist Troy Smith. The Drip, Drip, Drip painting measures 48" x 72" and is painted on canvas. Painted in his studio in the summer of 2022, Troy experime...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Chromatic Movement 01
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
This painting evokes a mysterious and captivating atmosphere with a dark background that envelops the scene in intriguing shadow. The lines, skillfully drawn, traverse the compositio...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

7517 - Mixed Media by Renato Spagnoli - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
7517 is an artwork made by the Italian artist  Renato Spagnoli  (Livorno, 1928-Livorno, 2019) in 1975. Mixed media.  Hand signed, titled and dated on the back. 
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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Composition
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Original color etching and aquatint, 2007. Edition of 10 signed and numbered impressions on Arches paper. David Tremlett is an English contemporary scul...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Brain Melt
Located in Toronto, CA
Troy Smith painted Brain Melt in early 2024 in his home studio. The painting measures 40" x 40" square and is painted on cotton canvas. Over twenty-four different paint colours were ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled (Near the Tree)
Located in Cliffside Park, NJ
Kay Kato was born in Budapest Hungary and escaped to the US during WWII. At 17 she began her career by drawing a cartoon strip for a Hungarian newspaper. After comin to the US, her t...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Chromatic Movement 03
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
This painting evokes a mysterious and captivating atmosphere with a dark background that envelops the scene in intriguing shadow. The lines, skillfully drawn, traverse the compositio...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

"Stripe Drawing #5" Contemporary Original Abstract Drawing
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
My drawings and paintings are an examination of three major elements - color, surface and mark making. These nonrepresentational pieces give me the freedom to concentrate on and inve...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil Pastel

Subtle Abstract Oil on Canvas by Listed American Artist Paul Heald (1936-2014)
Located in Baltimore, MD
Abstract painter Paul Heald was born in Michigan in 1936. He moved to the West Coast and died in Washington in 2014. His body of work focuses on line and form abstract painting, usu...
Category

1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Fluidity in Lines
Located in King, ON
"Fluidity in Lines" is a modern abstract painting characterized by vertical stripes in azure, pink, and black hues, embodying a contemporary color palette. The artwork seamlessly mar...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Wood, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Space Series - Deeply
Located in San Diego, CA
acrylic on canvas. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Jane Booth lives and works on the rural Kansas prairie where the broad, open vistas of land, water, and sky, act as a foundation for her work....
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Stripe Drawing #7" Contemporary Original Abstract Drawing
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
My drawings and paintings are an examination of three major elements - color, surface and mark making. These nonrepresentational pieces give me the freedom to concentrate on and inve...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil Pastel

Chromatic Movement 02
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
This painting evokes a mysterious and captivating atmosphere with a dark background that envelops the scene in intriguing shadow. The lines, skillfully drawn, traverse the compositio...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Say what you have to say, large textural abstract on panel, black, white, brown
Located in Toronto, ON
"Say what you have to say" is a large abstract piece with lots of texture. The piece is mostly white, with black abstract forms and lines as well as collaged paper elements. As an ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Wood, Paper, Acrylic

Diamond In The Rough
Located in Toronto, CA
A very unique diamond-shaped abstract painting by Troy Smith. It was recently painted on a plywood panel in the summer of 2023. Vivid gestural strokes skate across the painting, cras...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Wood, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Land I - Landscape Art Photography
Located in Salzburg, AT
Hailing from the picturesque city of Zaragoza, nestled near the Pyrenees, Carlos Blanchard's journey into the realm of photography was influenced by the rich tapestry of his upbringi...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Black and White

Words Of A Story
Located in Jönköping, SE
Keeping with my passion of nature, this collection focusses on the movement and structure of nature. Primarily that from trees. I am fascinated by trees and their amazing beauty. Co...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Plate 455 by Johanna Goodman (Valentine's, Women Artists, Prints, Figurative)
Located in Brighton, GB
Please be aware that all prints are produced to order. Lead times expected between 15-20 days. Prices may change due to currency fluctuations. Giclée print on Archival Matte Paper ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Giclée

Composición madera
Located in New York, NY
acrylic on canvas
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Bronze - Arabesque
Located in San Diego, CA
As an oversized canvas, this painting can be unstretched and shipped rolled for ease of transport if desired. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Jane Booth lives and works on the rural Kansas pra...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Fighting over
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ruan Hoffmann uses ceramic earthenware as his preferred medium. Ruan Hoffmann chooses familiar objects such as plates as his canvases, however the resulting works are not presented a...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Glaze

"Red And Teal", Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This red yellow and teal abstraction evokes a garden feeling. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready t...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

"Peacocks" Abstract Painting 39" x 28" in by Ibrahim Khatab
Located in Culver City, CA
"Peacocks" Abstract Painting 39" x 28" in by Ibrahim Khatab Ibrahim Khatab was born in Cairo 1984, works as a co-teacher in Cairo University, he mixes between painting, video art an...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood

La Aceptación
Located in Madrid, ES
A colourful paining with geometric shapes. The piece is an invitation to explore something much more than the traditional. A simple concept of color and shape that eludes superficial...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media

FUGA PAPILIO II
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Hanna Heino is a contemporary artist from Finland known for her delicate form language that honours the beauty and subtle nuances of nature and its textures, shapes and depth. Her pi...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Land IV - Landscape Art Photography
Located in Salzburg, AT
Hailing from the picturesque city of Zaragoza, nestled near the Pyrenees, Carlos Blanchard's journey into the realm of photography was influenced by the rich tapestry of his upbringi...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Color

Golden waves 2024 - geometric abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This hand-painted piece by Lucchetta is part of the op art series where he is able to catch movement with his unique technique. Lucchetta is challenging himself. His precise stable h...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Wood, Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard

From the Hilltop-original abstract sunset landscape oil painting- modern Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"From the Hilltop" by Magdalena Morey is a captivating abstract sea landscape painting that skillfully merges the tranquility of a sunset with the vibrant hues of meadows in the fore...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Big Round II
Located in New York, NY
Joel Perlman is best known for his sculptures that juxtapose flat geometries of welded steel, aluminum, and bronze in three-dimensional space. His sculptures sketch themselves out in...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Steel

Peinturelle
Located in Paris, FR
Mixed media Handsigned by the artist in pencil Mixed media and sand on paper. Provenance: Kunsthandel ML de Boer, Amsterdam
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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media

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